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The Investment Company Institute ("ICI") urged the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and other authorities not to restrict common ownership in competing companies by institutional investors or remove the shareholder rights of the clients of investment advisers who manage such investments.

International equity markets, as measured in US Dollars by the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (MSCI), made positive progress during most of the first quarter of 2007, gaining 2.06%.

Last week, President Obama introduced his $3.6 trillion budget proposal for 2010. Although many details will be subject to implementing legislation, a number of revenue-raising budget proposals will be of interest to private equity and hedge fund managers.

The final rules are consistent with the intent of Dodd-Frank, but introduce new concepts which must be understood by both issuers and investors.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) encouraged automatic enrollment in individual account plans by amending section 404(c) of ERISA to provide a safe harbor for plan fiduciaries who invest participant assets in the absence of participant investment direction.

In May 2020, the Division of Investment Management Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a Statement withdrawing a November 2010 letter issued to Boulder Total Return Fund...

From New York real estate to private equity, Gavriel Kahane of Arkhouse reveals how he identifies mispriced assets in public markets that private investors overlook. This conversation explores trophy assets, activist investing, and the strategic pursuit of companies like Columbia Property Trust, Macy's, and Family Dollar where Wall Street valuations diverge from Main Street realities.

Last year, the Harris Poll conducted a survey about investing for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)-with sobering results.

On March 23, 2009, the Treasury Department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve announced the long-awaited details of the government's plan to remove troubled assets from depository institutions.

On June 17, 2009, President Barack Obama released a series of proposed initiatives entitled Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation (the “White Paper”), which, if implemented, would effect sweeping reforms to the U.S. financial regulatory system.

On June 12, three IRS personnel participated in a teleconference designed to address open questions regarding the FBARs for calendar year 2008 that must be filed by June 30.

If you're a US investor interested in emerging markets, you will soon have access to much more capital thanks to the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act.

Womble Carlyle attorney John Branson's published article "Damages in Investment Arbitration—A Fundamental Examination of Chorzow's Children", has been included in the textbook Investment Treaty...

Isn’t there a real estate bubble in the US right now? It’s a question I’m asked often these days, and it’s an interesting question, because the real estate market in the US is so developed, and very specialized now, there is no simple yes/no answer.

Success in operational real estate requires an ability to manage partnerships and risks that may not be familiar to traditional real estate investors.

Going back in time to mainframes and punch cards, many manufacturers and distributors have used computers for decades to control their inventories, place orders and keep track of customers